[New post] Project Loon has successfully delivered video-capable speeds as it moves into carrier testing

Ben Lovejoy posted: " Google's parent company Alphabet told a TED conference in Vancouver that its Project Loon Internet-delivery balloons had successfully delivered speeds of 15Mbps – fast enough for streaming video. It is preparing for carrier tests in Indonesia and else" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Project Loon has successfully delivered video-capable speeds as it moves into carrier testing by Ben Lovejoy Google's parent company Alphabet told a TED conference in Vancouver that its Project Loon Internet-delivery balloons had successfully delivered speeds of 15Mbps – fast enough for streaming video. It is preparing for carrier tests in Indonesia and elsewhere this year. Alphabet X head Astro Teller said that the company tried a lot of unsuccessful balloon designs before finally finding one that was up to the job, reports Re/code. There were shiny balloons and round balloons and balloons that looked like giant pillows. But eventually the company found a design that could be made cheaply and still navigate precisely. That balloon, Teller said, last year travelled around the world 19 times over 187 days last year. Teller also shared a key part of the company's approach to Alphabet X projects, along with details of two which the company has abandoned ... Read more of this post Ben Lovejoy | February 16, 2016 at 5:25 am | Tags: alphabet, Alphabet X, Google, Google X, project loon | Categories: X | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-ypk Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2016/02/16/project-loon-video-speeds/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com